[BC] FAA RF rulemaking

[Mike McCarthy]

Peter's collaboration approach is something which I hope APOA and 
NAB/MSTV/SBE can reach a consensus before it goes to the Feds.  We know 
from past history that when a matter comes from the bottom up in a unified 
and ratified manner, the Fed's usually will rubber stamp whatever it is 
unless they have specific reason to deny the matter.

I never suggested the FCC regulate avionics.  This is the proper place for 
the FAA as it does involve vehicle operation.  However, the FAA should not 
come to the FCC looking to make up for their shortcomings in receiver 
specifications as well as poor algorithms for projecting what, if any IX 
might result from a transmission site.

MM

At 08:59 AM 6/29/2006 -0700, Peter Moncure wrote:
>Mike McCarthy wrote:
>>Agreed....  FAA should properly regulate the air space and aircraft and 
>>the FCC and NTIA regulate spectrum.
>As the pilot of a 1975 Cessna Cardinal with 1980 vintage NARCO ("Not A 
>Radio Company") comm gear, it is scary that FCC should be in any way 
>involved with my aircraft radios.  Though old, they work perfectly and 
>have never shown the slightest interference from FM facilities, though I 
>admit I haven't often been tuned to a 108.x VOR near a 107.x Class C.
>(When this thread drifted across the AFCCE board, one of the members 
>opined that I had no excuse to use such awful gear--it's not that simple.)
>
>As a former broadcast consultant, I had the dubious duty of defending 
>against an FAA attack against an 88 MHz broadcaster's 4 dB upgrade 
>request.  So I obtained the code of the software they we using to "prove" 
>the alleged interference that would result.  Aside from generally poor 
>coding style, I identified mathematical errors so large that the results 
>were completely meaningless.  Among many other problems, they treated the 
>entire FM band as if it were at 107.9, and completely ignored elevation 
>patterns...  If any of the readers of this list wish to comment on this 
>proposal, I'd suggest that interference standards be chosen by a committee 
>comprised of FAA, FCC, NAB and AOPA representatives at least.  There would 
>have to be funding to actually test skirts and rejection, not blind 
>assumptions about aircraft radio performance based on a few ancient 
>incidents.  Anything less than that should be vigorously opposed by both 
>broadcasters and pilots.
>
>--
>Peter Moncure, VP RadioSoft
>706.754.2725 -2745 FAX
>
>
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